The Bible and Asia: From the Pre-Christian Era to the Postcolonial Age

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Merchandise, Moralities, and Poetics of Aryans, Dravidians, and Israelites -- 2. Colonial Bureaucrats and the Search for Older Testaments -- 3. Enlisting Christian Texts for Protest in the Empire -- 4. A Buddhist Ascetic and His Maverick Misreadings of the Bib...

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Main Author: Sugirtharajah, R. S (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Harvard University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Sugirtharajah, Rasiah S., ca. 20./21. Jh., The Bible and Asia] (2016) (Charles, Ronald)
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Bible ; Criticism, interpretation, etc ; Asia
B Electronic books
B Christianity
Online Access: Volltext (Aggregator)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780674049079
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Summary:Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Merchandise, Moralities, and Poetics of Aryans, Dravidians, and Israelites -- 2. Colonial Bureaucrats and the Search for Older Testaments -- 3. Enlisting Christian Texts for Protest in the Empire -- 4. A Buddhist Ascetic and His Maverick Misreadings of the Bible -- 5. Paul the Roman in Asia -- 6. Exegesis in Eastern Climes -- 7. Between the Lines of Asian Fiction -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index of Scriptural References -- General Index.
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ISBN:0674726464